Practice in-text citations. This worksheet tests students' knowledge of MLA citations in text by asking them to correct incorrect examples. Get the answer key here. Developed by Liana Silva de C sar, In-text citations. Basics: as brief as possible. include the author's last name and page number in parentheses. do not use a comma to separate the author name and page number. If you mentioned the author's name in the sentence, only include the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. If more than one author has the same last name, list all of the author's initials in all citations in the text: J. If both authors have the same last name and first initial, list the author's full name :John. If you cite multiple works by the same author, include the abbreviated form of the source title. Baron. In cases where there is no named author, the often abbreviated title of the work is used. Quotations should be placed in the text as close as possible to the end of the e or idea. If the name of the author or the title of the work is mentioned in the text, put only the page number in parentheses. Single Author, MLA -55 If a work has two authors, follow the same rules as above in listing the names of both authors. Example: the monuments presented in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle remind viewers how architecture can support fascist political regimes by transforming political life into a spectacle Berns et -23. If a work has three or more, MLA style uses the author's name and page numbers in in-text citations. More than one author Harrison and three or more authors Harrison et al. 15 If you have searched for a page number and cannot find one to include in your in-text citations, you do not need to include one.